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Populus fremontii, commonly known as Frémont's cottonwood, [1] is a cottonwood (and thus a poplar) native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico. [2] It is one of three species in Populus sect. Aigeiros. The tree was named after 19th-century American explorer and pathfinder John C. Frémont.
Populus section Aigeiros is a section of three species in the genus Populus, the poplars. Like some other species in the genus Populus , they are commonly known as cottonwoods . The species are native to North America, Europe, and western Asia.
Pollution and reduction of rivers are threatening specific plants and animals including Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) and Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii), the threatened Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae), and the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus).
Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.English names variously applied to different species include poplar (/ ˈ p ɒ p l ər /), aspen, and cottonwood.
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) in Lee Vining Canyon In riparian areas (streamside and moist habitats) some of the trees include: California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) White alder (Alnus rhombifolia) Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Arroyo willow (Salix ...
The flora includes Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii), Goodding willow (Salix gooddingii), velvet mesquite trees, and the Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana spp. recurva), Federally listed as endangered. [5] In recent decades, rapid growth and population increases in southern Arizona has caused concern with this river.
Populus x jackii (balm-of-Gilead) Populus × acuminata, lanceleaf cottonwood, Populus sect. Aigeiros, a section of three species Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood), in eastern, central, and southwestern United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico; Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood), in the southwestern United States and Mexico
Populus: poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens; Populus deltoides: eastern cottonwood Salicaceae (willow family) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 742 Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera: plains cottonwood Salicaceae (willow family) Yes Yes 745 Populus fremontii var. mesetae: Arizona cottonwood Salicaceae (willow family) Yes Populus tremuloides ...